Claudine Gartenberg

Claudine Gartenberg is an Associate Professor of Management at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, with additional affiliations as a Research Fellow at the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) and Associated Faculty at Penn’s Institute of Law and Economics. Her research bridges corporate strategy, organizational behavior, and compensation equity.

Education:

• D.B.A. and M.B.A. from Harvard Business School (Baker Scholar, Wyss Award)
• B.A. in Physics with honors from Harvard College

Research Focus: Corporate purpose, employee compensation, organizational performance, and ownership effects. She examines how governance structures and incentive systems influence innovation, market alignment, and social dynamics within firms.

Article Trends: Recent work analyzes ownership types (private equity/hedge funds), pay benchmarking, and boundary changes through acquisitions. Studies leverage big data (19M employee records) and theoretical frameworks from economics, political theory, and sociology.

Scientific Awards:

• Wyss Award for Doctoral Research
• Baker Scholar (top 5%)
• Wharton Teaching Excellence Awards
• Iron Prof Teaching Competition Finalist
• Glueck Best Paper Award

Grants & Editorial Roles: Senior Editor at Organization Science and Strategy Science, former Associate Editor at Management Science. Collaborates with industry leaders and media outlets (Harvard Business Review, NY Times).